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16  ARCH  ST, 

BOSTON. 


JACOB  PFAFF,  President. 


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PUBLISHED   BY   THE 

Boston    Post    Office    Clerks'    Mutual   Benefit  Association, 

For  Distribution  at  their  National  Convention, 
SEPTEMBER.  1894. 


preface: 


On  making  our  bow  to  the  Public,  we  wish  first  to  thank 
the  National  Association  for  selecting  Boston  as  the  place 
of  the  Fifth  Annual  Convention. 

We  fully  appreciate  the  kindness  and  good  will  of  the 
public  of  Boston  towards  the  Boston  Post  Office  Clerks' 
Association,  in  their  efforts  to  obtain  better  service  by  seek- 
ing to  be  placed  on  the  same  footing  as  other  Government 
Clerks;  by  justly  asking  for  a  stated,  higher  average  salary, 
thereby  encouraging  a  good  class  of  young  men  to  enter  the 
service  and  inducing  those  that  are  in  to  remain.  There 
will  be  delegates  from  all  the  representative  Post  Offices 
throughout  the  United  States,  and  it  devolves  upon  the 
Local  Association  of  our  City  to  entertain  their  brethren  in 
a  manner  that  shall  be  a  credit  to  our  office  and  the  City  of 
Boston. 

The  citizens  of  other  cities,  at  former  Conventions  of  our 
Association,  have  been  very  generous  in  their  liberal  contri- 
butions and  by  placing  advertisements  in  our  journals,  and 
every  merchant  seemed  to  take  it  for  granted  that  he  was  a 
part  of  the  Association  and  the  Post  Office  of  his  city. 

Boston  and  her  business  men  have  been  most  generous 
towards  the  Clerks'  Association. 

We  shall  do  our  utmost  to  make  the  delegates  remember 
the  hospitahties  of  Bosto.n.  ^ 

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^  POSTMASTER-GENERAL  BISSELL.  | 


LEOPOLD  MORSE  &  CO., 

Washington,  Corner  Brattle  Street,    ....    BOSTON. 

UNIFORM    DEPARTMENT. 

We  are  now  prepared  to  fill  orders  for  Letter  Carriers'  Winter 
Uniforms,  made  from  heavy-weight  Middlesex  Cloth,  which  is  the 
best  fabric  for  the  purpose  produced  in  the  country. 

SUIT,    -       -       -       -       "    $14.00. 

SEPARATE  GARMENTS. 

Coat, $8.00. 

Pant,    -----       5.00. 
Vest, 1.50. 

We  also  furnish  Special  Delivery  Uniforms,  from  sky-blue 
doth,  according  to  Eegulation.  Coat  Unlined,  $6.00;  Lined, 
16.50;  Pant,  $4.50. 

We  also  carry  Letter  Carriers'  Regulation  Hats  or  Caps,  with 
Wreath  and  Number,  at  $1.50  each. 

The  letter  from  Hon.  Frank  H.  Jones,  First  Assistant  Post- 
master-General (copy  of  which  we  reprint  below),  gives  Carriers 
the  privilege  of  placing  their  orders  with  us,  and  as  our  price  is 
95  CENT8  LESS  than  the  government  contract  on  Winter 
Suits,  we  hope  to  receive  yOur  orders. 

LEOPOLD  MORSE  &  CO. 


[copy.] 
Post  Office   Department. 


Office  of  the  First  AssiSTAiiT  Postmaster-General,  ") 

AYashington,  D.  C,  April  9,  1894.  j 
Messrs.  Leopold  Morse  &  Co. 

Gentlemen : — Replying  to  yours  of  the  5tli  instant,  you  are  informed  that 
the  recent  circular  of  the  Postmaster-General  relating  to  the  contract  with 
Messrs.  Oelim  &  Co.  and  Messrs.  Fechheimer  Bros.  Co.,  for  furnishing 
Letter  Carriers'  Suits,  was  made  in  the  desire  that  there  should  be  a  simi- 
larity as  to  quality,  texture  and  color  in  the  Carriers'  Suits  throughout  the 
whole  country. 

The  said  circular  did  not,  however,  abrogate  Section  613,  P.  L.  &  E.,  nor 
did  it  deprive  Carriers  of  their  choice  as  to  where  they  should  hereafter  pur- 
chase their  uniforms.  Very  respectfully, 

FRANK  H.  JONES, 
First  Assistant  Postmastei'-  General. 
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POSTMASTER  COVEWEY. 


J.  W.  CovENEY  was  appointed  postmaster  of  Boston  in  1893,  to  succeed 
Hon.  Th(»mas  N.  Hart,  resigned. 

He  was  born  in  Cambridge. 

He  enlisted  in  the  28th  Massachusetts  volunteers,  and  served  through  the 
war.  At  the  battle  of  Spottsylvanla,  on  May  18th,  1864,  he  was  severely 
wounded  in  the  left  arm  and  shoulder. 

In  1865  he  was  appointed  store-keeper  in  the  Boston  Custom  House,  and 
also  served  as  clerk  and  inspector,  resigning  from  there  in  1874. 

For  several  consecutive  years  he  was  elected  to  the  Cambridge  City  Coun- 
cil, and  in  1874  he  was  chosen  a  member  of  the  State  Legislature,  and  again 
chosen  for  1875,  1876.  In  1884  he  was  again  elected  to  that  body,  and 
served  his  party  with  distinction. 

For  several  years  he  was  secretary  of  the  Democratic  State  Committee. 

"When  President  Cleveland  was  first  elected,  he  was  made  surveyor  of  the 
Port  of  Boston,  and  served  from  1886  to  1890. 

When  Governor  Russell  assumed  control  at  the  State  House,  he  was  called 
to  the  position  of  private  secretary.  Soon  afterwards  he  was  appointed 
chairman  of  the  Gas  Commission,  which  position  he  resigned  to  accept  the 
position  of  chairman  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  Democratic  State 
Committee,  and  on  the  re-election  of  President  Cleveland  he  was  appointed 
postmaster. 

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Total  Dividends  paid,  $1,804,500.00 

Bank  Hours  :— 9  a.  m.  to  3  p.  m. 
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Washington  and  Avery  Streets^ 

BOSTON,    MASS, 


M.   C.   CLARK, 

Proprietor, 


JAMES    F.    COUGHLAN, 

President  Boston   P.  0.  Clerks'  Mutual   Benefit  Association. 


Q  r.  HQVEYS  GO. 

IMPORTERS, 

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BOSTON  AND  ITS  SUBURBS 

Are  so  rich  in  the  monuments  of  an  historic  past,  and  in 
points  of  interest  to  the  pilgrim  from  afar,  that  the  Boston 
postal  clerks,  desirous  that  their  visiting  brethren  attending 
the  convention,  may  make  the  best  use  of  their  brief  time  in 
the  ''  Athens  of  America,"  have  prepared  this  little  manual 
of  the  city  and  its  environs,  as  a  guide  to  the  chief  points  of 
interest,  and  as  a  souvenir  of  their  visit. 


Birthplace  of  Benjamin  Franklin. 

With  the  Post  Office  as  a  centre  from  which  all  tours  of 
pilgrimage  are  to  start,  just  at  hand  on  Milk  street,  between 
Hawley  and  Washington  streets,  will  be  found  the  site  of  the 
building  in  which  Benjamin  Franklin  first  saw  the  light.  The 
modest  dwelling  that  was  the  home  of  the  Franklin  family  has 
long  since  vanished,  and  a  large  mercantile  structure  known  as  the 
Franklin  Building  now  occupies  the  spot,  a  bust  of  the  patriot- 
philosopher  and  an  inscription  adorning  the  entablature  over  the 
second  story.  The  parents  of  Benjamin  Franklin  sleep  in  the  old 
Granary  burying  ground  on  Tremont  street,  the  grave  marked  by 
a  granite  obelisk.  A  brother  of  Benjamin  was  one  of  Boston's 
early  postmasters. 

The  Old  South  Church, 

Direcdy  opposite  Franklin's  birth-place  is  this  venerated  edifice, 
so  closely  identified  with  Boston's  earliest  history  and  with  the 
struggle  which  resulted  in  the  independence  of  the  Republic.  Here 
Samuel  Adams  and  Dr.  Joseph  Warren  appealed  to  the  patriotism 
of  the  people  to  repel  English  tyranny,  and  it  was  after  attending 
a  meeting  here  that  Warren  crossed  over  to  Charlestown  to  become 
a  martyr  to  his  country's  cause,  a  few  hours  later,  at  the  battle  of 
Bunker  Hill.  During  the  investment  of  the  city  by  Washington's 
army,  the  English  forces,  cooped  up  in  Boston,  turned  the  Old 
South  into  a  riding  academy  and  stable,  thus  desecrating  the 
sacred  edifice.  For  sometime  after  the  great  Boston  fire  in  1872, 
the  Old  South  was  used  as  a  post  office. 

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BOSTON 

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The    Third  National  Bank 

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Stat€,  corner  of  Kilby    Street, 

Moses    Williams,  Francis  B.   Sears,  Frederick  S.  Davis, 

President.  Vice  President.  Cashier. 

Harry  L.  Burrage,  Assista?it  Cashier. 

Safe  Deposit  Vaults. 

Andrew  Robeson,  Daniel   Weld, 

Manager.  Asst.  Manager. 

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Hosiery,  Handkerchiefs,  Gloves,  Linings,  Laces,  Cotton  Underwear,  Prints, 
Boys' Clothing,"  Ribbons,  Boots  and  Shoes,  Books,  Corsets,  Flannels,  and 
Blankets,  Furs,  Jewelry,  Shawls,  Woolens,  Linings,  Small  Wares,  Car- 
pets, Eugs,  Upholstery  Goods,  Furniture,  China,  Glassware,  Lamps,  Kitch- 
en Goods,  Etc. 

Our  Prices  the  LOWEST  in  Boston. 

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Old  State  House. 

Passing  from  the  Post  Office  through  Devonshire  to  State  street 
(the  King  street  of  Colonial  days) ,  the  visitor  is  brought  directly 
to  the  Old  State  House,  and  right  into  the  little  square  memorable 
as  the  scene  of  the  Boston  Massacre  in  1770,  the  torch  that  was  to 
light  the  fire  of  Revolution  and  make  reconciliation  with  England 
on  any  other  basis  than  total  separation  an  impossibility.  The 
graves  of  the  victims  of  the  English  soldiery  are  in  the  Granary 
burying  ground,  and  a  monument  to  their  memory  occupies  a  con- 
spicuous place  near  the  Tremont  street  mall  on  Boston  Common. 
The  Old  State  House  was  the  government  building  of  later  colonial 
days,  and  the  State  building  on  the  organization  of  the  State 
government  and  until  the  erection  of  the  present  State  House  on 
Beacon  Hill.  The  old  building  looks  about  as  it  did  in  the  hey- 
day of  its  importance,  for  within  a  few  years  it  has  been  restored. 
Its  surroundings  have  changed  and  its  old-time  duties  have  passed 
from  its  custody,  but  the  venerable  structure  remains  as  a  monu- 
ment of  a  glorious  past. 

Faneuil  Hall. 

Leaving  the  Old  State  House,  crossing  State  street,  and  contin- 
uing on  through  Devonshire  street,  the  visitor  is  ushered  into 
Adams  Square  with  its  statue  of  the  indomitable  Revolutionary 
patriot,  Samuel  Adams  ;  thence  turning  to  the  right  down  through 
Dock  Square,  he  comes  to  Faneuil  Hall,  "  the  Cradle  of  Liberty," 
one  of  Boston's  most  venerated  historic  treasures,  its  great  place 
of  popular  assemblage.  Outside  of  its  historic  associations,  the 
hall  is  of  interest  to  the  visitor  from  the  portraits  adorning  its 
venerable  walls.  Here  also  is  Healy's  great  painting,  "Webster 
Replying  to  Hayne." 

Old  North  Church. 

Leaving  Faneuil  Hall  and  passing  through  Union  to  Marshall 
street,  is  found  an  old  landmark  in  the  Old  Boston  Stone.  Thence 
passing  down  Hanover  street  to  Salem  street,  and  along  the  latter, 
the  Old  North  Church,  with  its  spire  almost  the  counterpart  of  that 
of  the  Old  South,  is  reached.  From  its  tower  was  displayed  the 
signal  that  sent  Paul  Revere  on  his  historic  ride,  to  warn  the 
yeomanry  of  Lexington  and  Concord  of  the  coming  of  the  British 
on  that  eventful  April  19,  1775.  On  Salem  street  is  also  to  be 
seen  the  building  that  was  the  dwelling  of  Paul  Revere. 

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PLANS, 

BOSTON. 

BARNES  k  DUNKLEE, 

Proprietors. 

HERBERT  H.  BARNES, 

Manager. 

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Ideal  .  .  . 
Hotel  of 
America. 


Back    Bay  Boulevard, 
Commonwealth 
Avenue, 
BOSTON. 

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Copp's  Hill. 

It  is  only  a  few  minutes' 
walk  from  the  Old  North 
Church  to  the  brow  of  Copp's 
Hill,  where  lies  the  old  ceme- 
tery, the  resting  place  of  many 
famous  in  Boston's  colonial 
days.  Here  is  the  grave  of 
the  Rev.  Cotton  Mather,  one 
of  the  most  celebrated  of  Bos- 
ton's early  divines,  as  well  as 
one  of  the   most  learned   men 


of  his  time,  and    yet  one  who    g 


OLD   SOUTH   CHURCH. 


was  not  above  being  influenced 
by  the  prevalent  witchcraft 
craze,  since  he  had  his  servant 
flogged  for  bewitching  his  chil- 
dren It  was  from  the  brow 
of  this  hill  that  the  English 
viewed  with  consternation,  in 
the  gray  of  the  morning  of 
June  17,  1775,  the  redoubt 
which  had  been  thrown  up  by 
the  patriots  during  the  night, 
on  Breed's  Hill,  Charlestown, 
and  opened  their  batteries 
upon  it,  while  it  was  at  the  base  of  this  hill  and  under  cover  of 
these  batteries,  that  their  forces  embarked  on  the  morning  of  the 
battle.  An  excellent  view  is  here  obtained  of  the  historic  battle- 
field with  its  towering  commemorative  shaft,  a  visit  to  which  will 
be  paid  later. 

Scene  of  Boston's  Tea  Party. 

Returning  to  the  Post  Office  and  starting  out  anew,  the  visitor 
will  want  to  see  the  scene  of  Boston's  big  tea  party,  when  the 
water  of  the  harbor  was  used  for  steeping  the  beverage.  Not  very 
far  down  Pearl  street  a  tablet  will  tell  him  where  stood  the  old 
wharf.  With  the  growth  of  the  city  the  harbor  line  has  been 
extended  out  far  beyond  its  old  time  boundaries,  and  the  site  of 
the  old  wharf  is  now  a  good  distance  inland.  Fort  Hill,  one  of 
the  three  eminences  that  gave  to  Boston  the  name  of  Trimountain, 
has  disappeared  and  its  gravel  used  in  reclaiming  the  new  territory 
wrested  from  the  harbor. 


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Bankers  and  Brokers, 

Members  of  the  JYevj   Yorlc  and  Boston 
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Do  You  Sleep  Peacefully  ? 

BEING  A  POSTAL  CLERK. 


Those  people  who  think  that  working  for  the  government  means  simply 
sitting  around  and  waiting  for  pay-day  are  prodigiously  in  error.  Being  a 
postal  clerk,  for  instance,  means  a  hard  day's  work  every  24  hours;  — and  a 
hard  day's  work  calls  for  a  good  night's  rest.     Try 


The  Pilgrim 
Spring  Bed, 


It's  just  the  bed  for  the  man  who  works, —  it  is  so  easy  and  restful.  There 
are  eight  solid  hours  of  sleep  in  it  for  every  night  in  the  year.  And  the 
price  —  that's  restful  too. 

But  here's  a  pointer  —  the  imitations  of  the  Pilgrim — avoid  them, 
they'll  surely  disappoint  you. 

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Boston  Custom  House. 

While  on  this  trip,  a  visit  may  be  made  to  the  Custom  House, 
by  retraciug  the  way  on  Pearl  street  to  Milk,  and  then  down  the 
latter  to  its  foot.  The  massive  structure  with  its  spreading  dome 
will  be  easily  found. 

City  Hall  and  Kino's  Chapel. 

There  is  little  to  be  seen  in  the  vicinity  of  the  Custom  House 
but  the  bustle  of  commercial  activity,  save  the  view  down  the  har- 
bor from  one  of  the  wharves ;  but  the  harbor  and  its  interesting 
sights  will  be  treated  of  later  on.  Returning  to  the  Post  Office 
and  passing  up  Milk  street  to  Washington  street,  thence  turning 
to  the  right,  a  step  or  two  brings  the  visitor  to  School  street.  On 
the  corner  of  School  and  Washington  streets  is  the  Old  Corner 
Bookstore,  occupying  one  of  Boston's  oldest  buildings.  This  old 
bookstore  is  rich  in  its  literary  associations.  Here  Longfellow, 
Lowell,  Whittier,  Hawthorne,  Emerson  and  Motley,  were  frequent 
visitors  during  their  lives,  and  here  Holmes,  bearing  lightly  the 
burden  of  his  eighty-five  years,  may  occasionally  be  seen.  A 
short  distance  up  School  street  is  the  City  Hall,  a  beautiful  piece 
of  architecture,  the  grounds  in  front  of  which  contain  statues  of 
Benjamin  Franklin  and  Josiah  Quincy,  the  latter  one  of  Boston's 
most  distinguished  mayors.  Farther  along  and  occupying  the 
corner  of  School  and  Tremont  streets,  is  the  venerable  King's 
Chapel,  one  of  the  oldest  and  most  celebrated  of  Boston's  religious 
edifices,  and  adjoining  which  is  one  of  the  oldest  cemeteries  in  Bos- 
ton. Here  lie  the  remains  of  John  Winthrop,  the  first  governor  of 
the  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony,  and  of  many  other  colonial  digni- 
taries. Bronze  tablets  on  the  gates  give  the  names  of  the  chief 
personages  who  have  here  found  a  place  of  rest.  A  statue  of 
Governor  Winthrop  will  be  found  in  Scollay  Square,  one  block 
distant. 

Granary  Buryino  Ground. 

On  the  opposite  side  of  Tremont  street,  and  one  block  further 
south  is  the  Granary  Burying  Ground,  the  resting  place  of  many 
Boston  holds  in  veneration.  It  is  not  so  old  as  that  under  the 
shadow  of  King's  Chapel,  being  appropriated  to  its  present  sacred 
uses  sometime  during  the  last  century.  Here  sleep,  as  has  been 
stated  the  remains  of  the  parents  of  Benjamin  Franklin,  and  of 
the  victims  of  the  Boston  massacre.  Here,  also,  rest  the  remains 
of  John  Phillips,  Boston's  first  mayor,  father  of  the  late  Wendell 
Phillips  ;  and  Peter  Faneuil,  whose  name  is  perpetuated  by  the  hall 
that  was  his  gift  to  the  city,  and  is  one  of  its  dearest  possessions. 

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BOSTON,  MASS. 

HOSMER,  CODDING  &  CO., 

Wholesale  Dealers  and  Jobbers  in 

BOOTS,    SHOES    AND    RUBBERS, 

133  to  137  Federal  Street,  Boston,  Mass. 

GEO.    HOSMER.  JAMES    R.    ENTWISTLE. 

CHAS.    B.    CODDING.  SIMEON    D.    DYER. 

CARTER,  RICE  &  CO. 

(COBPORATION.) 

OF  EVERY  DESCRIPTION 
For  Stationers,  Printers,  Lithograpliers,  Publishers,  Mills,  Etc. 

346    X>evonsliire    Street,    lEBoston. 

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FANEUIL  HALL.     (Old  Picture.) 


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WEST    END 

Of  the  many  attractive  routes  traversed  b}^  the  electric  cars  of 
this  Company,  the  following  are  perhaps  the  most  pleasing  and 
delightful : 

From  Somerville,  Charlestown,  Tremont  House 
or  Union  Station  to  Franklin  Park. 

From  Franklin  St.  (Boston)  or  Union  Station 
to  Milton. 

From  Franklin  St.  (Boston)  to  Neponset. 

From  Tremont  House  to  Oak  Sq.,  Brighton. 

From  Tremont  House  or  Union  Station  to 
Forest  Hills. 

From  Tremont  House  or  Union  Station  to 
Jamaica  Plain. 

From  Tremont  House  to  Reservoir  via.  Boule- 
vard or  Brookline  Village. 

From  ScoUay  Sq.  to  Woodlawn  Cemetery. 
From  Scollay  Sq.  to  Medford,  or  Maiden  and 
Middlesex  Fells. 

From  Scollay  Sq  ,  Union  Station,  Harvard  Sq., 
North  Ave.  or  Mt.  Auburn  to  Marine  Park, 
South  Boston. 

From  Bowdoin  Sq.  to  Newton- 

From  Bowdoin  Sq-  to  Arlington  Heights. 

From  Lennox  St.  to  Davis  Sq.,  W.  Somerville. 

C.   S.  SERGEAN  L\  General  Manager. 


Boston  Common. 

Passing  Park  Street  Church  which  bounds  the  southerly  side  of 
the  Grauarj^  Burying  Ground  aud  crossing  Park  street,  Boston 
Common  lies  before  the  visitor,  a  spot  dear  to  the  heart  of  the 
Bostouian.  This  is  one  of  the  oldest  public  grounds  on  this  conti- 
nent and  is  closely  interwoven  with  the  history  of  the  city.  Al- 
most from  the  foundation  of  Boston  it  has  been  the  playground  of 
the  young  people,  the  resort  of  the  adults,  and  the  scene  of  the 
occasional  field  day  of  the  militia.  Here  the  early  dwellers  pas- 
tured their  cattle  ;  here  when  intolerance  ran  rampant  Quakers 
were  harshly  disciplined,  and  here  the  Boston  boys  stoutly  pro- 
tested to  General  Gage,  during  the  Revolution,  against  the  inter- 
ference of  the  soldiery  in  their  boyish  pastimes.  From  the  Park 
street  gate  a  walk  leads  almost  directly  to  the  historic  Frog  Pond, 
and  to  the  hill  crowned  by  the  Soldiers'  Monument,  one  of  the 
most  exquisite  examples  of  the  sculptor's  art  in  all  America.  Just 
before  reaching  the  base  of  this  hill,  the  visitor  reaches  the  little 
enclosure  in  which  stood  the  famous  Liberty  Tree,  until  it  was 
destroyed  in  the  September  gale  of  1869.  That  tree  was  a  large, 
fullgrown  one  at  the  settlement  of  Boston,  and  an  object  of  interest 
to  all  visitors.  A  young  tree  now  occupies  the  enclosure.  On 
the  Tremont  street  mall  toward  Boylston  street,  is  as  has  been 
said,  the  Crispus  Attucks  Monument,  commemorating  the  victims 
of  the  Boston  massacre,  and  on  the  southerly  side  of  the  Common, 
bordering  the  Boylston  street  mall  is  another  old  cemetery.  Many 
English  soldiers  were  buried  in  what  is  now  Boylston  street  near 
the  cemetery,  and  not  long  since  their  remains  were  encountered 
in  excavating  the  street.  The  westerly  side  of  the  playground 
holds  the  great  playground  so  valued  by  the  Boston  boy,  while 
towering  beyond  the  northerly  end  is  the  State  House  with  its 
gilded  dome. 

The  State  House. 

Occupying  the  most  sightly  spot  in  all  Boston  and  within  ten 
minutes'  walk  of  the  Post  Office  is  the  State.  House,  a  beautiful 
structure,  the  outlines  of  which  are  familiar  to  all  who  have  ever 
seen  an  illustration  of  the  city  The  growth  of  the  State  has 
demanded  much  more  room  for  the  accommodation  of  its  vast 
public  business,  hence  the  spacious  addition  to  the  rear  of  the 
executive  building  and  which  thus  secures  the  preservation  of  the 
old  and  classic  structure,  which  for  so  many  years  has  been  the 
pride  of  the  state.  In  the  grounds  fronting  the  State  House  are 
statues  of  Daniel  Webster  and  Horace  Mann. 

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National  Officers,  1 893-94. 


President,  BENJAMIN  PARKHURST,  Washington,  D.  C. 
1st  Vice  President,  GEO.  A.  PLXJMMER,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 
2d        "  "  R.  E.  L.  McINTYRE,  New  Orleans,  La. 

3d        "  "  HARRY  HODNOTT,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Secretary,  WILBUR  E.  CRUMBACKER,  Chicago,  111. 
Treasurer,  J.  T.  A.  LEWIS,  Washington,  D.  C. 


OBJECTS  OF  THE  ASSOCIATION. 

The  objects  of  this  Association  are  to  unite  fraternally  all  Post 
Office  Clerks  in  the  United  States  for  their  mutual  benefit  and  to 
improve  their  condition  by  securing  a  just  recognition  of  their 
rights  as  government  employes,  by  legislation  or  such  other 
methods  as  may  be  decided  upon  by  the  National  Association. 


Officers  of  Boston  Association   for  1S94. 

James  F.  Coughlan,  President. 
John  R.  Lynch,  Vice  President.  Jos.    A.  Lyons,  Secretary. 

Geo.  C.  Ferrin,  Financial  Secretary.  E.  P.  Lincoln,  Treasurer. 

Trustees. 
Q.  G.  Hall.  W.  A.  Motley.  E.  A.  Kehev^t. 

Board  of  Directors. 

E.  N.  Coffee.  Thos.  J.  O'Gorman, 

Chas.  a.  Crowley,  P.  W.  Barry, 

Geo.  a.  Ross,  W.  F.  Prendergast, 

P.  J.  Madden,  ^    C.  E.  Hodgdon, 

Geo.  C.  Curtis,  J.   W.  C.  Jefferson. 
Auditors. 

T.  J.   Sullivan.                             S.  E.  Lucet.  P.  J.  Foley. 

Committee  on  Convention. 
James  F.  Coughlan,  Chairman.  Timothy  J.  Sullivan,  Secretary. 

John  J.  Coffey,  John  H.  Coakley, 

John  R.  Lynch,  James  W.  Jefferson, 

James  T.  Donahue,  John  W.  McGrath. 

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Historical  Sketch  of  the  Boston 
Post  Office. 


The  first  Postmaster  of  Boston  was  Richard  Fairbanks,  ap- 
pointed by  the  General  Court  in  1639.  How  long  he  served  or 
when  he  died  is  not  known,  for  not  until  1677  do  we  hear  anythiDg 
more  of  the  Post  Office,  when  John  Hay  ward  was  appointed.  He 
served  until  1685,  and  was  succeeded  by  Edward  Randolph,  who, 
in  1689,  gave  way  to  Richard  Wilkins. 

In  1694,  John  Campbell,  a  Scotchman,  was  appointed  and 
served  till  1710,  dying  in  office.  He  was  succeeded  b}^  William 
Brooker  until  1719  or  1720,  when  Philip  Musgrave  was  appointed. 
About  1726  Thomas  Lewis  took  the  office,  but  in  1727  Henry 
Marshall  succeeded  him. 

John  Boydell  took  the  office  in  1732  and  held  it  two  years,  when 
Ellis  Huske  was  Postmaster.  How  long  he  served  is  not  clear, 
but  in  1754  James  Franklin,  the  brother  of  the  philosopher,  was 
Postmaster  and  published  the  first  list  of  unclaimed  letters.  In 
1767  Tuthill  Hubbard  was  Postmaster,  and  in  1771  was  still  in 
office.  During  the  exciting  times  preceding  the  Revolution  the 
Post  Office  disappeared  from  notice.  In  1787  Jonathan  Hastings 
is  given  as  Postmaster,  and  was  succeeded  in  1808  by  Aaron 
Hill,  who  served  until  1829.  Then  Nathaniel  Greene  took  com- 
mand until  1841,  and  was  followed  by  George  W.  Gordon,  serv- 
ing two  years,  when  Greene  was  re-appoiuted,  serving  until  1849. 
William  Hayden  was  appointed  in  1849  and  remained  one  year, 
when  Gordon  was  re-appointed.  In  1853  Edwin  C.  Bailey,  suc- 
ceeded to  the  office,  and  in  1857  Nahum  Capen  was  Postmaster 
until  1861,  when  John  G.  Palfrey  came  in,  holding  office  till  1867, 
when  William  L.  Burt  was  appointed.  In  1876  Edward  S.  Tobey 
succeeded  Mr.  Burt,  and  served  until  1886,  when  he,  in  turn,  was 
succeeded  by  General  John  M.  Corse. 

Thomas  N.  Hart  took  control  in  1891.  On  July  1^  1893,  the 
present  Postmaster,  J.  W.  Coveney,  entered  upon  his  duties. 

Since  Colonel  Coveney  assumed  control  of  the  office,  he  has 
made  many  improvements  in  the  service  and  office,  and  has  had 
the  carrier  and  clerical  forces  largely  increased,  thereby  insuring 
the  public  a  better  and  quicker  service. 


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The 

Annual 

Meeting 

OF    THE 


POST  OFFICE  DELEGATES 

OF    THE    UNITED    STATES, 

Was  Held  September,  1894, 


THE  AMERICAN  HOUSE 

BOSTON, 

HANOVER  STREET,   -   -   WEAR  ADAMS  SQUARE, 

GEO.  A.  KEELER,  Proprietor. 


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KING'S  CHAPEL. 


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ESTABLISHED    1828. 


BOSTON  BELTING  CO. 


Original 
Manufacturers 


^x    Meciianical 
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Goods 


OF 


BOSTON. 


NEW  YORK. 


CHICAGO. 


Every  Description. 


SAN  FRANCISCO. 


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Public  Garden. 

Leaving  the  State  House  and  passing  down  Beacon  street  and 
across  Charles  street,  the  Boston  Public  Garden  confronts  ihe 
visitor  with  its  wealth  of  floriculture,  its  beautifully  laid  out  walks 
and  arbors,  and  its  unity  of  Nature  and  Art  in  its  beauteous  embel- 
lishment. In  the  centre  is  its  gracefully  laid-out  pond  crossed  by 
an  artistic  bridge,  a  reduced  copy  of  the  Pont  de  Neuf  (or  new 
bridge)  which  at  Paris  spans  the  River  Seine.  On  the  Beacon 
street  side  is  the  statue  of  Edward  Everett;  on  the  Arlington 
street,  facing  Commonwealth  Avenue,  is  Ball's  famous  equestrian 
statue  of  Washington,  and  on  the  Boylston  street  side,  a  statue  of 
Charles  Sumner.  Possibly  no  garden  in  the  country  has  such  a 
collection  of  trees  and  shrubs,  choice  specimens  from  all  quarters 
of  the  globe  finding  a  place  here,  while  its  wealth  of  floral  beauty 
is  beyond  the  power  of  pen  to  describe. 

The  Back  Bay. 

Leaving  the  Public  Garden  and  passing  down  Boylston  street,  the 
visitor  finds  himself  in  the  Back  Bay,  the  Belgravia  of  Boston, 
which  gets  its  name.  Back  Bay,  from  the  fact  that  it  is  all  re- 
claimed land,  once  a  basin  in  which  rolled  the  waters  of  the  Charles 
River.  The  name  clings,  notwithstanding  the  change  that  time  has 
wrought.  Here  are  the  dwellings  of  Boston's  social  and  business 
magnates,  and  here,  too,  are  many  points  of  interest  to  the  visitor. 
Trinity  Church  with  its  red  tiled  dome,  and  the  Art  Museum  are 
met  on  the  left,  while  on  the  right  are  passed  the  buildings  of  the 
Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology,  and  fronting  Copley 
Square  is  seen  the  new  Public  Library.  Two  blocks  to  the  right 
is  Commonwealth  Avenue,  the  most  beautiful  boulevard  in  Boston, 
with  a  statue  of  Alexander  Hamilton  at  its  eastern  end,  and  one  of 
Lief  Ericsson  at  it^  western  end,  close  to  the  entrance  to  the  Back 
Bay  Fens.  The  latter  will  in  time  be  one  of  the  most  beautiful  of 
Boston's  parks  and  is  today,  even  in  its  comparative  incomplete- 
ness, a  most  attractive  spot.  Returning  from  the  Fens  a  car  may 
be  taken  at  the  corner  of  Commonwealth  and  Massachusetts  avenues 
for  Harvard  Square,  Cambridge,  via  the  new  Harvard  Bridge, 
where  is  located  Harvard  College  with  its  Memorial  Hall,  Agassiz 
and  Peabody  museums.  Only  a  short  walk  from  here  is  the  Old 
Elm  on  North  Avenue  under  which  Washington  formally  took 
command  of  the  American  army,  the  old  Cragie  mansion  on  Brattle 
street  which  was  the  headquarters  of  Washington  and  later  was, 
until  his  death,  the  home  of  the  poet  Longfellow;   "Elmwood," 

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roerrQOQQDe. 


M0NDAY5  Sept,  10. 

A.  M. 

Delegates  meet  according  to  call  at  American  House. 

Address  of  Welcome  by  POSTMASTER  CovENEY. 

P.  M. 

Harbor  Trip  and  Fish  Dinner  at  Nahant. 

Tuesday^  Sept.  1 1 . 

A.  M. 

Session  of  Delegates. 

P.  M. 

Session  of  Delegates. 

EVENING, 

Attend  Theatre  as  Guests  of  Boston  Association. 

Wednesday^  Sept.  1 2. 

A.  M. 

Visit  Keith's  New  Theatre,  at   1 1   A.  M. 

P.  M. 

Carriage  Rides  to  Boston's  Parks  and  Suburbs. 

Thursday^  Sept.  13. 

A.  M. 

Session  of  Delegates. 

P.  M. 

Visit  to  Islands  and  Institutions  in  Boston  Harbor. 

EVENING. 

Grand  Banquet  Tendered  to  Visiting  Delegates  at 
American  House. 
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PLAN.  *      *      «      Cor.  Newbury. 

BOSJOff. 


CHARLES  A.  GLEASON,  Proprietor, 


TJ  HA^lf     A  PPl?r^Pl?T  A    IP  ^^^^  ^^^^^  announcement  of 
nUW    /\r  riXWr  J\iA  1  C  om-  popular  wntmo- papers 

BUNKER  HILL, 

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m  BUNKER  HILL  BOND 

Should  appear  opposite  the  picture  of  this  historic  spot.  We  cor- 
dially invite  you  to  visit  the  home  of  these  celebrated  writing 
papers,  whether  you  desire  to  purchase  or  not. 

Samuel  Ward  Company, 

Paper  Merchants  —  Stationers  —  Engravers  —  Printers, 
49   FRANKLIN    STREET,  BOSTON,  MASS. 

(Entire  Buildin§^,  Fire  Fleors.) 

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the  home  of  the  late  James  Russell  Lowell ;  and  Moirnt  Auburn, 
the  fah-est  city  of  the  dead  in  all  New  England.  Here  sleep  the 
distinguished  sons  and  daughters  who  have  so  richly  honored  their 
country,  the  poets  Dana.  Longfellow  and  Lowell ;  Charlotte  Cush- 
man,  the  greatest  tragedienne  of  her  time ;  Charles  Sumner,  the 
champion  of  Civil  Rights  ;  Edwin  Booth,  America's  greatest  actor-; 
and  many  others,  representing  every  field  of  distinguished  effort, 
statesmanship,  the  judiciary,  literature,  the  pulpit,  the  college  and 
the  stage.  The  Cambridge  trip  may  also  be  made  independent  of 
that  to  the  Back  Bay.  Either  the  car  that  runs  from  Bay  View, 
South  Boston,  to  Harvard  Square  and  the  route  of  which  lies 
through  Post  Office  Square  may  be  taken ;  or  cars  at  the  Tremont 
House  or  Scollay's  Square. 

Bunker  Hill. 

At  Post  Office  square  the  car  may  be  taken  for  Charlestown,  and 
if  it  is  a  Main  street  car,  the  visitor  should  leave  it  at  Monument 
avenue ;  in  fact  any  Charlestown  car  passes  the  base  of  the  hilL 
After  the  car  crosses  the  bridge  and  enters  City  Square  the  visitor 
is  close  to  the  spot  from  which  Paul  Revere  started  on  his  eventful 
ride,  for  where  is  now  about  the  centre  of  the  square,  he  sprang 
into  the  saddle  as  the  signal  was  hung  out  in  the  Old  North 
Church.  The  grounds  about  the  monument  have  tablets  marking 
where  stood  the  redoubts ;  but  the  march  of  building  operations 
has  appropriated  the  spot  where  Warren  gave  up  his  devoted  life. 
A  stone,  however,  indicates  to  the  visitor  the  point  down  the  hill- 
side where  the  patriot  died,  while  a  statute  of  Colonel  Prescott, 
who  commanded  the  Americans,  stands  a  few  feet  from  the  tower- 
ing shaft.  Bunker  Hill,  which  gave  its  name  to  the  battle,  though 
not  the  one  on  which  it  was  fought,  is  seen  to  the  west,  the  Catho- 
lic Church  of  St.  Francis  de  Sales  occupying  its  summit.  To  the 
latter  hill  the  Americans  retreated  in  good  order  after  their  defeat 
at  Breed's  Hill,  and  under  the  shadow  of  the  night  escaped  across 
Charlestown  Neck,  occupying  Prospect  Hill  in  what  is  now  Som- 
erville.  Reminders  of  the  siege  of  Boston,  in  the  remains  of  the 
intrenchments  which  were  thrown  up  from  the  Charles  River  to  the 
Mystic,  may  still  be  seen  in  Cambridge  and  Somerville.  Fort  Hill 
in  Roxbury,  the  battery  on  which  prevented  the  English  retreating 
over  Boston  Neck,  and  The  Heights  in  South  Boston,  then  known 
as  Dorchester  Heights,  which  also  were  a  menace  to  the  English 
in  that  direction,  are  interesting  points  to  the  visitor.  Fort  Hill 
may  be  reached  by  Norfolk  House  car  on  Washington  street  and 
transfer  car  to  Fort  Hill  avenue  on  Centre  street.  Any  South 
Boston  car  will  bring  the  visitor  close  to  The  Heights. 

35. 


I^ood  Feet  Well  ^hod. 

Post  Office  Clerks  and  Mail  Carriers 
are  on  their  feet  many  hours  daily. 
They  must  have  good  feet  well  shod. 
They  need  to  wear  well-built,  strong, 
easy,  flexible  shoes— shoes  that  wear 
well,  are  neat  and  do  not  hurt  the  feet. 
They  need 

Goodyear  Welt  Shoes. 


All    dealers   have  them,    but   some   sell  imitations. 
Ask  for  genuine  Goodyear  Welts,  and  take  no  other. 


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BU:p^KER  HILL  MONUMENT. 


Navy  Yard  and  Other  Points. 


While  visiting  Bunker  Hill  Monument  is  the  time  to  take  in  the 
Navy  Yard  which  is  just  at  the  base  of  the  hill,  and  is  one  of  the 
best  equipped  yards  in  the  country. 

From  here  a  car  may  be  taken  at  the  gate  for  Chel'iea,  where  is 
located  the  Marine  Hospital  and  Soldiers'  Home,  and  the  return 
be  made  via  Chelsea  Ferry,  affording  a  brief  but  pleasant  sail  and 
a  view  of  the  Navy  Yard  from  the  water  side. 

A  trip  may  be  made  to  Crescent  beach  before  returning  from 
Chelsea;  by  electric  car  from  Scollay  Square,  or  by  Boston,  Re- 
vere Beach  and  Lynn  Railroad  from  station,  Atlantic  Avenue, 
foot  of  Broad  street. 

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Manufacturers'  National  Bank, 

88  Summer,  cor.  Devonshire  Street. 
CAPITAL,     -    -    $500,000. 


DIRECTORS: 

Benj.  W.  Munroe,  Otis  Shepard, 

Henry  II.  Proctor,  John  Wa^es, 

Geo.   B.  Nichols,  Wm.  A.  Gaston, 

A.  Shuman,  David  J.  Lord, 

H.  Staples  Potter,  '  Junius  Beebe. 


Mercantile  Accounts  Solicited.        Interest  Paid 
on  Special  Accounts. 

O.J.  LORD,  Pres't.    6.  B.  NICHOLS,  Vice  Pres't.    F.  E.  SEAVER,  Cashier. 

HENRY  W,  SAVAGE, 
Real  ^gtafe:, 

37   Court   Street, 
BOSTON. 

Henry  W.   Savage.  Fred.  K.  M.  Jones. 


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Those  desiring  to  visit  Lexington  and  Concord  should  take  elec- 
tric cars  at  Post  Office  for  the  Union  Station,  where  trains  will 
afford  passage  to  these  historic  towns. 

Although  it  is  rather  late  in  the  season,  the  trip  may  be  made  to 
Nantasket,  the  most  popular  beach  resort  near  Boston,  steamers 
leaving  Rowe's  Wharf  foot  of  Broad  street,  and  affording  a  pleasant 
sail  among  the  islands  and  fortifications  of  the  harbor. 

The  South  Boston  Marine  Park  and  Pier,  reached  by  City  Point 
electrics  ;  Franklin  Park,  Boston's  biggest  investment  in  the  way  of 
a  resort,  the  cars  for  which  announce  the  same;  and  the  Arnold 
Arboretum  at  West  Roxbury,  are  points  of  interest  that  should 
not  be  overlooked. 


FANEUIL    HALL. 

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A   SKKTCH 


Boston  po?t  Office  iW\f  Aggociafion. 


The  Boston  Post  Office  Clerks'  Association  was  organized  in 
September,  1883.  The  object  of  the  Association  has  been  to 
secure,  in  co-operation  with  associations  of  other  first-class  post 
offices,  legislation  from  Congress  for  the  benefit  and  relief  of 
post  office  clerks.  The  subjects  upon  which  legislation  has  been 
urged  relate  to  an  increase  in  compensation,  the  fixing  of  eight 
hours  as  a  day's  work,  and  the  granting  of  an  annual  -vacation  of 
fifteen  days,  with  pay. 

At  the  meeting  held  in  September,  1883,  which  resulted  in  the 
formation  of  the  organization,  the  following  officers  were  elected  : 
J.  J.  Prendergast,  President;  H.  F.  Hill,  Secretary;  H.  A. 
Thomas,  delegate  to  the  Clerks'  convention  to  be  held  at  Washing- 
ton. Mr.  Thomas  continued  to  be  the  delegate  of  the  organization 
until  1886,  when  he  tendered  his  resignation.  Mr.  John  A. 
Whalen  was  chosen  to  succeed  him,  and  continued  to  serve  in  that 
capacity  until  1889.  In  the  latter  year  Mr.  James  T.  A.  Lewis 
was  elected  an  associate  delegate  to  serve  with  Mr.  Whalen. 

For  the  first  five  years  but  little  benefit  was  derived  from  our 
agitation  other  than  to  compel  the  attention  of  the  department  of 
Congress  to  our  requests. 

In  the  spring  of  1888,  Congress  passed  a  bill  which  went  into 
effect  July  1  of  that  year,  classifying  the  clerks  into  grades,  and 
increasing  their  compensation  to  some  extent. 

During  the  first  session  of  the  present  Congress  an  act  was 
passed  securing  to  the  clerks  fifteen  days'  leave  of  absence  each 
year,  with  pay 

When  the  Association  was  originally  organized,  it  was  as  a 
temporary  expedient  for  the  purpose  of  securing  certain  specific 
ends.     The  organization  continued  to  be  of  a  temporary  character 


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until  February,  1890,  when  it  was  established  on  a  permanent 
basis,  with  Mr.  J.  J.  Prendergast,  President;  Mr.  ISimon  P. 
Dillon,  Vice-President;  and  Mr.  Horace  F.  Hill,  Secretary  and 
Treasurer.  Mr,  Hill  resigned  early  in  March,  1890,  and  Mr. 
James  T.  A  Lewis  was  chosen  Secretary  and  Treasurer  to  fill  the 
unexpired  term. 

In  January,  1889,  a  call  was  issued  for  a  conference  to  consider 
the  advisability  of  forming  a  national  association  of  post  office 
clerks.  The  conference  was  held  in  New  York  City,  and  the  post 
offices -of  Boston,  New  York,  Philadelphia  and  Albany,  were  rep- 
resented by  about  twenty-five  delegates.  The  Boston  office  was 
represented  by  five  delegates.  As  a  result  of  this  conference,  the 
National  Association  of  post  office  clerks  was  formed  at  a  con- 
vention held  in  Washington,  the  first  Monday  in  February,  1890, 
and  delegate  Little  of  Kansas  City  was  elected  the  first  president. 

At  that  time  there  assembled  in  Washington  delegates,  represent- 
ing all  the  large  cities  east  of  the  Rockies. 

The  result  of  that  Convention  was  three  different  bills.  Salary, 
Leave  of  Absence,  and  Eight  Hour  Bill.  Of  the  three  only  one 
was  passed,  that  being  the  bill  allowing  fifteen  days'  vacation. 

The  Annual  election  of  the  Boston  Post  Office  Clerks'  Associa- 
tion was  held  in  January,  1891,  and  the  following  officers  were 
elected:  S.  P.  Dillon,  President;  J.  R.  Burns,  Vice  President; 
W.  V.  Clark,  Secretary,  and  J.  T.  A.  Lewis,  Treasurer.  During 
this  year  the  Benefit  Class  was  formed. 

The  Benefit  Class  of  the  Boston  Post  Office  Clerks',  Association 
was  formed  for  the  purpose  of  assisting  financially,  any  member 
who,  by  sickness,  is  prevented  from  performing  his  duty  at  the 
Boston  Post  Office.  For,  on  all  such  occasions,  his  pay  is  stopped 
until  work  is  resumed.  The  Benefit  Class  pays  to  any  member, 
so  unfortunate,  the  sum  of  five  dollars  per  week,  for  not  exceed- 
ing ten  weeks,  or  fifty  dollars,  in  any  one  year.  And  on  the  death 
of  a  member  a  per  capita  tax  of  fifty  cents  is  imposed  on  all  the 
members.  It  is  not  always  that  the  surviving  family  or  friends  of 
our  departed  associate  have  the  necessary  funds  on  hand  to  defray 
the  expense  always  incurred  on  such  sad  occasions.  And  it  is 
those  people  who  can  best  testify  to  the  worth  of  this  timely  aid, 
coming  as  it  does  in  the  hour  of  need,  without  solicitation  or  form- 
ality of  any  kind. 

At  the  iiext  Convention  held  in  Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  September  8th 
to  the  12th,  1891,  the  number  of  delegates  and  officers  represented 
was  larger  than  ever  before.  Boston  was  represented  at  this  Con- 
vention by  J.  T.  A  Lewis  and  H.  F.  Hill.  William  K.  Osgood  of 
Chicago,  111.,   was  elected  president  of  the  National  Association 

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and  Mr.  James  T.  A.  Lewis  delegate  from  the  Boston  office  was 
chosen  as  treasurer.  The  deliberations  of  that  convention  was  the 
Classification  Bill  which  is  now  before  Congress  for  consideration. 

This  Classification  Bill  is  a  measure  for  the  common  interest  and 
the  good  of  the  service,  and  one  that  is  dear  to  the  hearts  of  all 
postal  emploj^es.  The  Bill  affects  only  first-class  and  second-class 
offices,  and  it  is  for  the  purpose  of  fixing  the  salaries  in  those 
offices. 

The  work  in  a  post  office  is  hard,  and  the  remuneration  far  less 
than  in  any  other  walk  in  life  where  the  same  ability  is  required. 

At  the  annual  election  of  the  Boston  Post  Office  Clerks'  Associa- 
tion held  in  January,  1892,  the  following  were  elected  as  the  officers 
for  the  ensuing  year:  C.  J.  Ford,  President;  J.  R.^  Burns,  Vice 
President;  Jas.  Brady,  Secretary;  F.  P.  Proctor,  Financial  Secre- 
tary, and  E.  H   Thayer,  Treasurer. 

The  third  National  Convention  of  Post  Office  Clerks  convened  in 
the  city  of  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  Monday,  Sept.  12,  1892,  and  continued 
in  session  three  days.  Boston  was  represented  at  this  convention 
by  J.  F.  Coughlan,  C.  J.  Ford,  L.  J.  iMcGrath.  Benj.  Parkhurst 
of  Washington,  D.  C,  was  elected  president  for  the  ensuing  year, 
and  J.  T.  A.  Lewis  was  re-elected  treasurer. 

This  National  Convention  of  Post  Office  Clerks  fairly  repre- 
sented the  great  unseen  part  of  the  mail  service.  The  carrier 
everybody  knows,  and  all  sympathize  with  the  railway  mail  men, 
but  hidden  behind  the  letter  boxes  there  is  an  army  of  which  the 
public  knows  only  the  pickets  at  the  stamp  and  delivery  windows. 

The  next  annual  election  of  the  Boston  Post  Office  Clerks'  Asso- 
ciation was  held  in  December,  1892,  under  the  Australian  system 
of  voting  and  the  following  gentlemen  were  elected  officers: 
James  F.  Coughlan,  President;  J.  I.  Roe,  Vice-President;  James 
Brady,  Secretary ;  Wm.  H.  McLaughlin,  Financial  Secretary,  and 
E   H.  Thayer,  Treasurer. 

Mr.  McLaughlin  resigned  his  office  August  1st,  and  T.  J. 
Sullivan  was  elected  for  the  balance  of  the  year. 

The  fourth  national  convention  was  held  in  Chicago,  September 
9,  1893,  and  S.  P.  Dillon  and  D.  E.  O'Brien  were  chosen  to  repre- 
sent Boston.  President  Parkhurst  and  Treasurer  Lewis  were  re- 
elected by  the  national  association. 

The  wOrk  on  the  classification  bill  since  the  last  convention  has 
been  fruitful  of  better  results  than  ever  before. 

Our  bill,  owing  to  the  great  interest  taken  by  Congressmen 
Dunphy  of  N.  Y.,  and  O'Neil  of  Mass.,  has  been  considered  in  the 
House,  and  has  every  prospect  of  becoming  a  law  the  coming 
session. 

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The  present  officers  of  the  Boston  Association  were  elected  last 
April  at  the  annual  meeting,  and  the  following  gentlemen  were 
chosen  to  represent  Boston  at  the  fifth  Annual  Convention  which  is 
to  be  held  in  our  city  week  of  September  10th,  1894  :  James  F. 
Coughlan,  at  large:  Stephen  E.  Lucet,  Wm.  F.  Prendergast,  and 
M.  Donnellon. 

The  committee  who  have  charge  of  the  arrangements  for  the 
Convention,  have  spared  neither  time  nor  trouble  in  order  to  make 
their  Fifth  Annual  Convention  a  credit  to  the  National  Association 
and  the  city  of  Boston. 


The  Postage  Stamp. 

The  history  of  the  postage  stamp  begins  in  Great  Britain  with 
the  great  reform  of  its  system  in  1839-40.  A  postpaid  envelope 
was  in  common  use  in  Paris  in  the  year  1653.  Stamped  postal 
letter  paper  (carta  postate  bollata)  was  issued  to  the  public  by  the 
government  of  the  Sardinian  States  in  November,  1818,  and 
stamped  postal  envelopes  were  issued  by  the  same  government 
from  1820  until  1836.  Stamped  wrappers  for  newspapers  were 
made  experimental  in  London  by  Mr.  Chas.  Whiting,  under  the 
name  of  "  go-frees,''  in  1830. 

Finally,  and  in  its  results  most  important  to  all,  the  adhesive 
stamps  were  made  by  Mr.  James  Chalmers  in  his  printing  office  at 
Dundee  in  1843.  These  stamps  were  printed  from  ordinary  type 
and  made  adhesive  by  a  wash  of  gum.  Sir  Rowland  Hill  brought 
the  adhesive  stamp  under  the  notice  of  the  commissioners  of  post 
office  inquiry  on  Feb.  13,  1837,  and  through  this  medium  penny 
postage  in  England  was  made  possible.  The  stamps  reached 
America  in  1843,  being  introduced  in  Brazil.  The  United  States 
did  not  adopt  them  until  1847,  but  a  tentative  issue  was  made  by 
the  post  office  in  New  York  in  1845.  An  adhesive  stamp  was  also 
issued  in  St.  Louis  in  the  same  year,  and  in  Rhode  Island  the  next. 

It  was  not  until  1853  that  the  admirable  improvements  of  per- 
forating the  stamp  sheet  was  introduced  in  England  by  the  purchase 
of  a  perforating  machine  invented  by  Mr.  Henry  Archer.  This 
improvement  was  rapidly  adopted  in  all  countries. 


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